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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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Love Will Find a Way

Date
1921
Composed by
Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
Written by
Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975
Published by
M. Witmark & Sons, American, 1886 - 1929
Description
Sheet music for the song "Love Will Find a Way" from Shuffle Along, Inc. On the front cover, in orange letters, is the musical title "Shuffle Along" in the top half of the page. At the top margin is the name of the song "GYPSY BLUE" in black letters in an orange outlined rectangle. Below the rectangle are the words "SHUFFLE ALONG, INC. Presents/ The New York Musical Novelty Success." Underneath the title is an image of seven individuals shown from the knees down, all walking in the same direction. There are four female individuals wearing skirts, three of whom are wearing high heel shoes and one who is wearing mary jane flats, and three male individuals in trousers. The legs all walk from right to left on a thick orange line. Below the line is a central rectangle outlined in orange containing the names of twenty songs. To the left of the central rectangle are the words "Book by/ Flournoy/ Miller/ and/ Aubrey/ Lyle." To the right of the central rectangle are the words "Lyrics & Music by/ Noble/ Sissle/ and/ Eubie/ Blake." Below the central rectangle are the words "M. Witmark & Sons/ New York." To the right is symbol of a lyre within a circle enclosing the words "Operatic Edition." To the right is Rights and Reproductions warning in a rectangle "Theatrical and Music Hall Rights of these Songs/ are fully protected by Copyright and MUST not be/ used for public performance without permission." The Cover is singed in black and blue pen above the title.
Place printed
United States, North and Central America
Title
Sheet music for the musical Shuffle Along
Topic
African American
Jazz (Music)
Musical Theatre
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Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Written Music
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.288
Type
songbooks
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (31.1 × 23.5 cm)
Title
Title • Love Will Find a Way
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.118.288
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1920s
Name
Blake, Eubie • Sissle, Noble • M. Witmark & Sons
Place
United States • North and Central America
Topic
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement) • Musical Theatre • Jazz (Music)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Songbooks
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.